Jessica's New Lease on Life and Hair

Jessica took Daisy along for some shopping in New York after her fun weekend with the Pussycat Dolls in Vegas. Jess is looking much happier these days and it's not just because she's found a great guy. While in Vegas, Extra grabbed a moment with Jess to chat about life these days. Here are highlights:

On the next year:
“I'm so happy...it’ really going to be the year where I am no longer the girl with potential – I am the butterfly!”

On her hair:
“I’m happy to be a brunette because it reflects who I am now.”

On life (and her hair):
“There’s a lot of discovery and that’s what’s so amazing and humbling about life… everyday there’s a new discovery whether it’s as simple as hair color or a new friend in your life, a new person in your life.”

In summation:
“I’ve got to get my life together and become the woman that I’ve always wanted to be and just love life and love who I am.”

I have to admit I have softened up on Jessica again since her divorce, but the butterfly and brunette comments both seem a little weird to me. Wasn't it her blonde girl act that got her famous? Anyway, it sounds like she's got a couple of good men to thank for her newfound happiness. Not just John but her hairstylist and BFF Ken Paves, too!

There are times, however, when her new look betrays her -- like last night's Costume Institute Gala. Check it out here.

When was she considered to have potential? I think the near unanimous verdict of her "singing" and "acting" have been the exact opposite. Delusions like that explain why she keeps putting herself out there in spite of the fact that everyone considers her a tranny joke.

She's not living up to her talent, she's trading it away for hype. Does anybody care about her singing career anymore? Nope Do you want to run out and see her in movies...Nope. It's all about who she's friends with and who she bangs. People could care less about them divorcing. People may have tired of Nick talking about his pain, but at least he sounded like he had sense. Who talks about movies and songs as reasons for leaving? She's so predictable, that she'll probably be saying the exact same thing if her career continues to slide.

lula, I know what you mean, I just think SHE thinks she is really talented, and that is what bugs me about her. She was young and fresh looking when she was married, I remember her hair blonde in a bob and she wore a white pants suit to an MTV gig, she was so darling back then.I feel like where she fell off the wagon was when she was like "I"m so normal, fame did not get to my head like the OTHER girls," and that was when she got so cocky to me. Flubbing her lines on movie sets, messing up the Dolly Parton tribute, Dukes, all signs that she is TOTALLY overrated and she is better off as a reality TV star.I honestly think Ashlee has more musical talent. Overexposure KILLS a career unless you are very talented, and change up your act. I am sure she is cool and goofy, but there a lot of cool girls out there that do not try to be in everyones' face just because they can. Also, at the end of her divorce , I feel like everything was very calculated, ESPECIALLY the Africa trip that Nick did not want to go on where she bailed out early drom being "sick", to go on a safari. That was PR manipulation to make pp think she was so deep.

lula, I know what you mean, I just think SHE thinks she is really talented, and that is what bugs me about her. She was young and fresh looking when she was married, I remember her hair blonde in a bob and she wore a white pants suit to an MTV gig, she was so darling back then.
I feel like where she fell off the wagon was when she was like "I"m so normal, fame did not get to my head like the OTHER girls," and that was when she got so cocky to me. Flubbing her lines on movie sets, messing up the Dolly Parton tribute, Dukes, all signs that she is TOTALLY overrated and she is better off as a reality TV star.
I honestly think Ashlee has more musical talent.
Overexposure KILLS a career unless you are very talented, and change up your act.
I am sure she is cool and goofy, but there a lot of cool girls out there that do not try to be in everyones' face just because they can.
Also, at the end of her divorce , I feel like everything was very calculated, ESPECIALLY the Africa trip that Nick did not want to go on where she bailed out early drom being "sick", to go on a safari. That was PR manipulation to make pp think she was so deep.